Famous People with Name Theodore

Theodore Theodorsen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Theodore Theodorsen: was an American theoretical aerodynamicist noted for his work at NACA (the forerunner of NASA) and for his contributions to the study of turbulence.Dr. Theodore Theodorsen was born in Sandefjord, Norway on January 8, 1897 to parents Ole Christian Theodors

Theodore Nicholas Gill            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Theodore Nicholas Gill: was an American ichthyologist, mammalogist, malacologist and librarian.Born and educated in New York City under private tutors, Gill early showed interest in natural history. He was associated with J. Carson Brevoort in the arrangement of the latter's entomological and ichthyological collections before going to Washington D.C. in 1863 to work at the Smithsonian Institution.

Theodore Sherman Palmer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Theodore Sherman Palmer: was an American zoologist.Palmer was born in Oakland, California and studied at the University of California. In 1889 he joined the Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy of the United States Department of Agriculture under Clinton Hart Merriam. In 1891 he led an expedition to study the biology of Death Valley.

Theodore Roosevelt            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Theodore Roosevelt: also known as T.R., and to the public (but never to friends and intimates) as Teddy, was the twenty-sixth President of the United States. A leader of the Republican Party and of the Progressive Party, he was a Governor of New York and a professional historian, naturalist, explorer, hunter, author, and soldier.

Theodore Payne            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Theodore Payne: He moved to Los Angeles in 1893 and fell in love with the California flora, dedicating his life to its preservation.Even in the early years of this century, native vegetation was being lost to agriculture and housing at an alarming rate. He urged the use of California native plants and lectured across the state on preserving the wild flowers and landscapes native to California.California native wildflowers and landscapes were the specialty in his nursery and seed business, which he started in 1903 when he purchased the Evans nursery in downtown Los Angeles. His nursery location moved several times before settling permanently on Los Feliz Blvd. in Atwater Village, a suburb a few miles north of downtown Los Angeles, in 1923.

Brother Theodore            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Brother Theodore: was a German monologuist and comedian known for rambling, stream-of-consciousness dialogues which he called "stand up tragedy."He worked as a janitor at Stanford University, where he demonstrated his prowess at chess by beating thirty professors simultane

Nick Andrew Theodore            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Nick Andrew Theodore: was a State representative from 1963 to 1966 and 1970 to 1978, a South Carolina state senator from 1967 to 1968 and 1981 to 1986, and the Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina from 1987 to 1995. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Edward Granville Theodore            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Edward Granville Theodore: was an Australian politician. He was Premier of Queensland 1919–25, a federal politician representing a New South Wales seat 1927–31, and Federal Treasurer 1929–30. Meanwhile, he had been elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1909 for the Aust

Barthélemy Théodore, Count De Theux De Meylandt            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Barthélemy Théodore, Count De Theux De Meylandt: was a Belgian Roman Catholic politician. He was born in the castle of Schabroek in Sint-Truiden on 26 February 1794. The count died in Heusden, in the castle of Meylandt on 21 August 1874 in Belgium. He was Minister of State (Belgium), a member of the National Congress, Belgium's fifth Prime Minister (1831–1832, 1834–1840, 1846-1847 & 1871-1874), Minister of Internal Affairs (1831–1832, 1834–1840 & 1846-1847) & Minister of Foreign Affairs (1836–1840).

Monica Theodorescu            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Monica Theodorescu: is a German equestrian and dressage rider.